The lógos of polloí in Glaucon’s argument

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  • Luiz Maurício B.R. Menezes Programa de Pós Graduação em Lógica e Metafísica (PPGLM) da UFRJ.

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https://doi.org/10.4013/fsu.2014.151.01

Abstract

In Book II of Plato’s Republic, after the praise of justice as part of the most beautiful class of goods by Socrates, Glaucon responds by saying that this is not the opinion of the majority (????? ... ???????). Our work aims to investigate who are the polloi presented by Glaucon as a counter-argument to Socrates. For this we will use a specific part of his speech: the myth of Gyges’ ring. As a hypothesis for our investigation, we draw a parallel with ancient Greek lyrics, which in its poetry spoke for the fi rst time Gyges of Lydia.

Keywords: Plato’s Republic, Glacon’s speech, Gyges, ancient Greek lyrics.

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Luiz Maurício B.R. Menezes, Programa de Pós Graduação em Lógica e Metafísica (PPGLM) da UFRJ.

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Published

2014-06-10

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MENEZES, L. M. B. The lógos of polloí in Glaucon’s argument. Filosofia Unisinos / Unisinos Journal of Philosophy, São Leopoldo, v. 15, n. 1, p. 1–19, 2014. DOI: 10.4013/fsu.2014.151.01. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/fsu.2014.151.01. Acesso em: 24 may. 2025.

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2014): January/April

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